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Old 11th November 2012, 06:23 PM   #1
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I am glad that my 'low cost' camera batteries have failed just before i entered the Metropolitan Museum. 'My' pictures were therefore taken by my illustrious host and his top quality camera.
Here are a few, for those who never visited this great Museum.
... starting with a set from the Alexandria Arsenal.

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From prehistory to late middle ages ... centered by a splendid Viking sword hilt.

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... And look at this guy with his attire.

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Some Islamic helmets ... and an axe.

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I love this one ... for 'proximity' reasons .

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Excellent photos, I'd love to go there myself some day. I think I'd need a week though!
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How could i have missed this one ?

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Salaams fernando Brilliant pictures ! Great thread !! Any chance of having the relevant parts of this thread flicked over to the "Ethnographic" ...?
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Salaams fernando Brilliant pictures ! Great thread !! Any chance of having the relevant parts of this thread flicked over to the "Ethnographic" ...?
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Better (and easier) copy the whole thread.
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I am glad that my 'low cost' camera batteries have failed just before i entered the Metropolitan Museum. 'My' pictures were therefore taken by my illustrious host and his top quality camera.
Here are a few, for those who never visited this great Museum.
... starting with a set from the Alexandria Arsenal.

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Fernando, Great photo's any idea what camera and lens was used?
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Old 15th November 2012, 06:41 PM   #12
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Hello Fernando, I am very happy that you have had the opportunity to visit such a great museum and now have such wonderful pictures and memories to take home. Thank you very much for sharing.


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Fernando, Great photo's any idea what camera and lens was used?
Not sure about the lens but the exif indicates Canon EOS 5D Mark II for the camera body. I can also tell you it was a 60mm focal length but that doesn't help much.
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Old 16th November 2012, 01:42 AM   #14
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Cool, another person with a long line of Metropolitan pictures.

The one thing I found the Met was really great for was getting non-standard views of weapons. In some cases, the displays were deep enough that you could see the pieces from the side or bottom, rather than the iconic image that we've see in Stone's Glossary, which has pictures of many of those same weapons.

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